Consumer Goods Sales Assistant

Wholesale Account Assistant immediate opening - must have solid work experience

• Assist sales team to effectively manage accounts
• Track and manage all email correspondence, calendar, travel plans, schedule meetings
• Build and maintain strong relationships with existing and prospective clients
• Monitor competitive product offerings, prepare buying deals, build projected/upfront orders
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of all internal systems to respond to general and specialized client requests; including billing inquiries, ship status, product specifications, relevancy issues etc...
• Responsible for special projects as assigned
• Collaborate with production with weekly follow up on the status of orders
• Compile sales report documents in preparation for meetings, pull samples if needed, take notes, compose recaps and follow ups
• Generate customized report documents around Sales Activities, Industry Research and Client and /or Territory Data when solicited
• Provide follow up and tracking on sales activities when needed
• Exhibit exceptional teamwork and deliver superior customer service
• Produce and boost sales with prime off-price accounts
• Strong computer skills; including advanced excel knowledge, PowerPoint presentations
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
• Desired qualities- ability to adapt quickly and wear multiple hats when needed; effective prioritizing; extremely organized; and detail oriented